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  • Taking Disney magic to the ice

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    sport media
    1:10 pm today
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    How do you make Disney magic even more magical? You put it on ice, of course. Audio

  • Kingmaker: The growing influence of libertarian tech titan Peter Thiel

    News
    technology world
    1 Aug 2025
    MIAMI, FLORIDA - APRIL 7: Peter Thiel, co-founder of PayPal, Palantir Technologies, and Founders Fund, gestures as he speaks during the Bitcoin 2022 Conference at Miami Beach Convention Center on April 7, 2022 in Miami, Florida. The worlds largest bitcoin conference runs from April 6-9, expecting over 30,000 people in attendance and over 7 million live stream viewers worldwide.  Marco Bello/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Marco Bello / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

    The billionaire PayPal founder is building a new political order, part startup, part strongman state.

    Libertarian tech titan Peter Thiel helped make JD Vance. The Republican kingmaker's influence is growing
  • NEMA to investigate why some received tsunami of emergency alerts

    News
    New Zealand natural disasters
    31 Jul 2025
    An emergency alert sent at 6.30am on 31 July, warning of strong currents and surges following the Russia earthquake.

    The National Emergency Management Agency says it will look into reports of apparent inconsistencies in how people received the latest emergency alerts. Audio

    NEMA to investigate glitches with emergency alert system
  • 'I'd pick Dallin': NRL veteran backs under-siege winger to mend defence

    News
    Sport
    30 Jul 2025
    Dallin Watene-Zelezniak of the Warriors, NZ Warriors v Gold Coast Titans.

    The team's right edge has come under intense scrutiny from opposition, fans and media in recent weeks.

    NRL veteran Kurt Capewell backs Warriors defensive partner Dallin Watene-Zelezniak on right edge
  • Phoenix hire former Canada coach who spied on Football Ferns

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    Sport
    30 Jul 2025
    Bev Priestman while head coach of Canada, 2024.

    Bev Priestman was banned for her role in drone spying scandal at the Paris Olympics

    Wellington Phoenix hire Bev Priestman, former Canada coach who spied on Football Ferns
  • How should a company deal with a scandal like the Coldplay kiss cam?

    News
    World Comment & Analysis
    30 Jul 2025
    Couple busted on 'Kiss Cam' at Coldplay concert.

    When a scandal goes viral - as it recently did at a Coldplay concert - companies face nuanced challenges in a new era of crisis communication.

    How should a company deal with a scandal like the Coldplay kiss cam? Here's what we learned
  • Rugby fan dies after being punched in head outside club

    News
    New Zealand crime
    30 Jul 2025
    Daniel Nganeko

    Daniel Nganeko was hit in what police say was an unprovoked attack.

    Daniel Nganeko dies in hospital after assault outside rugby club
  • Warriors women feel NRLW travel pinch under semi-pro rules

    News
    Sport
    30 Jul 2025
    Dejected looking Warriors players after the Knights score. Newcastle Knights Women v One New Zealand Warriors Women.

    The wahine face a long day journeying to Newcastle for the second time in two weeks.

    NZ Warriors women feel NRLW travel pinch under semi-professional rules
  • 'A fabulously decent human being': Jewellery entrepreneur Sir Michael Hill dies

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    Business
    29 Jul 2025
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    The founder of the well-known chain of jewellery stores was 86. Audio

    Jewellery entrepreneur Sir Michael Hill dies
  • Asteroid will spare Earth, but may hit moon instead. What happens if it does?

    News
    World space
    27 Jul 2025
    An artist's impression depicts an asteroid orbiting the sun.

    Asteroid YR4 could still pose a threat in late 2032 by slamming into the moon.

    What happens if Asteroid YR4 spares Earth, but slams into the moon?
  • Top US Justice official meets with Epstein accomplice for 2nd day

    News
    World crime
    26 Jul 2025
    Ghislaine Maxwell (file photo, September 2013) Ghislaine Maxwell attends day 1 of the 4th Annual WIE Symposium at Center 548  in New York City.

    Maxwell's lawyer told media ahead of the meeting his client was "a scapegoat" in the Epstein case.

    Top US Justice official meets with Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell for 2nd day
  • 'Running amok': Warriors rookie Halasima stays humble, despite NRL stardom

    News
    Sport
    25 Jul 2025
    Leka Halasima. Warriors NRL Rugby League training at Go Media Stadium.

    The teenager second-rower has thrust himself into Rookie of the Year consideration with his freakish exploits.

    NZ Warriors rookie Leka Halasima stays 'grounded', despite NRL stardom
  • Timeline suggests Trump changed tune on Epstein after learning name was in files

    News
    World
    25 Jul 2025
    Composite image of Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump.

    The administration clearly started downplaying the information - in an abrupt shift.

    Timeline suggests Trump changed his tune on Epstein after learning his name was in the files
  • Underutilised, or just a waste of time? A look at Youth MPs

    News
    Politics The Detail
    25 Jul 2025
    Participants during the 2025 Youth Parliament

    Youth Parliament is there to give aspiring politicians a taste of a future career, but after three decades the value of the event is in question

    The value of Youth MPs put under a question mark
  • Warriors rugby convert Baker faces injury challenge in league transition

    News
    Sport
    24 Jul 2025
    Shakira Baker in possession. Newcastle Knights Women v One New Zealand Warriors Women.

    The crosscode contingent have helped the Auckland club stay competitive in its return to the NRLW.

    NZ Warriors rugby convert Shakira Baker sidelined by injury against Gold Coast Titans
  • City councillor's posts prompt hate crime complaint from Israel

    News
    New Zealand Local Democracy Reporting
    23 Jul 2025
    Whakatāne district councillor and former Green MP was surprised to learn he had been reported to police for a hate crime because of his comments on genocide.

    Whakatāne-Ōhope ward councillor Nándor Tánczos shared a link on his personal Facebook page to an online petition calling for United Nations special rapporteur Francesca Albanese and the doctors of…

    Nandor Tanczos posts prompt hate crime complaint from Israel
  • Memorial for unmarked graves: 'We need to acknowledge these people', say Pacific leaders

    News
    Pacific
    21 Jul 2025
    Daniel Chrisp speaks at the Family Forum beside the cemetery chapel, as Mayor Anita Baker and whānau gather to honour 1,800 patients buried in unmarked graves. Photo/Friends of Porirua Cemetery Facebook

    More than 50 people gathered at Porirua Cemetery last month after the council's plans became public, many of whom are descendants of those buried without headstones.

    Pacific leaders demand respectful involvement in memorial for unmarked graves
  • All Blacks sweep France: What we learned

    News
    Sport
    21 Jul 2025
    Brodie McAlister celebrates his try against France.

    The French were expected to be easy pickings, but instead showed up to play and provided Scott Robertson with a valuable start to the season, writes Jamie Wall. Audio

    All Blacks sweep France: What we learned
  • Five big questions about Trump's ties to Epstein

    News
    World Comment & Analysis
    20 Jul 2025
    Composite image of Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump.

    Analysis - A Wall Street Journal report earlier this week added new scrutiny to President Donald Trump's relationship with the late sex offender.

    Five questions about the relationship between Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein
  • Watch: Govt trumpets billions being spent on infrastructure

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    Politics infrastructure
    20 Jul 2025
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    Two Ministers say the new projects will create thousands of jobs across the country.

    Watch: Govt says billions being spent on infrastructure will create thousands of jobs
  • Call for wider consultation on memorial for patients' unmarked graves

    News
    New Zealand Local Democracy Reporting
    19 Jul 2025
    Some of the pegs marking the burial places of former patients of Porirua Hospital buried in unmarked graves at Porirua Cemetery, where a memorial to them is now being created.

    Porirua's Pacific community wants more consultation on a memorial for more than 1800 former patients buried in unmarked graves.

    Call for wider consultation on memorial for patients' unmarked graves
  • What's it like being a grandparent in your 30s?

    News
    World Media & Technology
    19 Jul 2025
    A man close to tears cradles a newborn baby.

    At 37, Brisbane radio presenter Matty Acton is learning how to be a grandfather.

    What's it like being a grandparent in your 30s?
  • New Barbie has type 1 diabetes

    News
    World Comment & Analysis
    18 Jul 2025
    Mattel's first Barbie with type 1 diabetes.

    The doll comes with a visible insulin pump and a continuous glucose monitor, devices many people with diabetes rely on.

    New Barbie with type 1 diabetes could help kids with the condition feel seen - and help others learn
  • Connie Francis, US 'Stupid Cupid' pop singer, dies at 87

    News
    World
    18 Jul 2025
    Singer Connie Francis with Peter Kraus in Vienna. About 1960. (Photo by VOTAVA / IMAGNO / APA-PictureDesk via AFP)

    She was the first woman to hold the No 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

    Connie Francis, US 'Stupid Cupid' pop singer, dies at 87
  • Students warned about promoting overseas gambling websites

    News
    Business internet
    17 Jul 2025
    The government is reviewing the Gambling Act to keep up with the growth of online gambling.

    The Department of Internal Affairs says influencers could face a $5000 fine. Audio

    Uni students warned about promoting overseas gambling websites on social media
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